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Neuroscientists are racing to turn brain waves into speech

Ars Technica

Researchers at universities across California and companies, such as New York-based Precision Neuroscience, are among those making headway toward generating naturalistic speech through a combination of brain implants and artificial intelligence.

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Your Brain On Good Stories: Why Storytelling Matters For Nonprofits

TechImpact

Your brain loves a good story. There is a distinct chemical reaction that happens in one’s brain when they’re reading a compelling or interesting story. According to this study, the amount of Oxytocin the brain actually produces effectively predicted how willing people were to help others. The formula.

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There’s no such thing as ‘background music.’ Here’s how your playlist affects your brain

Fast Company Tech

But the brain doesnt. Whether we realize it or not, music is processed across multiple brain regions tied to attention, memory, and emotionmeaning even passive listening can impact how we focus, feel, and make decisions. When you use the same song consistently with a particular task, your brain starts building an association.

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After a Single Concussion, Kids Are 15 Percent Less Likely to Go to College

Futurism

More concerning news from the traumatic brain injury (TBI) front: a new study shows that kids who experience just one concussion are 15 percent less likely to end up going to college the latest research to ring alarm bells about various ways that the long-term impacts of TBIs might manifest.

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Upgrade your brain: Programming resources for coding newbies

The Next Web

Steve Jobs Anyone who’s paying attention these days has probably figured out that computer programming is fast becoming the new standard of literacy in our technology-driven economy. Everybody in this country should learn to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think.”—

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11 Nonprofit Websites Designed for the Social Web

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Social media is not only changing how we communicate online, but it’s also changing how our brains process information. The average Internet user today is barraged with a constant stream of messages in the form of tweets, status updates, shouts, bulletins, e-mail, and “Breaking News!&#

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Does Immersion In Social Media Change Our Brain Functions? This Is Your Brain On Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by JTLowery The title of this post is play on the famous PSA " Brain on Drugs " from 1987 to raise attention to the harmful effects of drugs. The memorable tagline : This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. Does growing up digital evolve young people's brains? Any questions? That's impressive.

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